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Prinsloo, Paul; Slade, Sharon – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2019
As institutions of higher education increasingly look to data as evidence to support planning, allocate resources, and inform teaching and pedagogy, ethical considerations regarding learning analytics have evolved from being on the margins to more central in the conversations surrounding institutional uses of student data. After outlining this…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Records, Data
Data Quality Campaign, 2022
Each year, state legislators craft new policies that drive data use across their states, and as part of a comprehensive review of state education data legislation, the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) keeps track. In 2022, state legislators introduced 131 bills in 35 states--42 of which became law in 17 states-- that would govern the use of data along…
Descriptors: Privacy, State Legislation, Student Records, Confidentiality
Data Quality Campaign, 2021
In 2021, legislators in 45 states introduced 361 bills to govern the use of data about education or the workforce, and leaders in most states (38) enacted a new education data law. This level of legislative activity that is focused on education data collection, use, protection, and reporting is nothing new. But the ongoing pandemic left unique…
Descriptors: Privacy, State Legislation, Student Records, Confidentiality
Data Quality Campaign, 2020
In 2020, state legislators have remained focused on making data available to address education challenges. More and more, policymakers are introducing bills that would address the information needs of students, educators, parents, and the public, though most new education data laws do not systematically support data use. As the COVID-19 crisis…
Descriptors: Privacy, State Legislation, Student Records, Confidentiality
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Yeung, Fanny P. F.; Fallucca, Amber – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This chapter illustrates two campus processes that utilized student-level data management systems, such as student record systems, assessment platforms, and comprehensive student records, to assess student outcomes relevant to campus missions, goals, and learning outcomes.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Records, Management Systems, Student Evaluation
Data Quality Campaign, 2019
In 2019, legislators on both sides of the aisle in nearly every state proposed legislation addressing the use of data to inform decision-making to support students on their path to success. Through proposed legislation, many of these policymakers took steps to improve the foundational data systems and processes that make data work for students and…
Descriptors: Privacy, State Legislation, Student Records, Confidentiality
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Porter, Stephen R.; Conzelmann, Johnathan G. – Research in Higher Education, 2017
Students filling out the FAFSA list colleges and universities where they wish their data sent. Until recently, colleges were provided this list, and the practice was suspended, given concerns that colleges were using the list to strategically allocate aid. Using the, 2011-2012 NPSAS, we analyze student financial aid packages to determine if list…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Information Utilization, Use Studies, Colleges
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Linley, Jodi L.; Kilgo, Cindy Ann – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
This article details the process the authors--a doctoral student at the time, and a faculty member--engaged in to change the ways the University of Iowa (UI) asks for and reports student name, gender pronouns, sex, and gender identity. The UI Inclusive Student Records Initiative raises implications for practice and research. Two focus groups--one…
Descriptors: Student Records, Focus Groups, Gender Issues, College Students
Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2017
The effective use of student data is essential for improving student outcomes and equipping educators with the information they need to help every student remain on a path to educational success. Student data can help teachers personalize and customize instruction, equip parents and students with information to make informed educational choices,…
Descriptors: Student Records, Privacy, Information Security, Information Utilization
Moore, Colleen; Schrager, Cynthia; Jaeger, Laura – Education Insights Center, 2018
Many campuses across the California State University (CSU) system are seeking to improve academic advising as part of their efforts to increase student progress and graduation rates. In this exploratory study of efforts to improve academic advising at five CSU campuses, researchers at the Education Insights Center (EdInsights) working on behalf of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, State Universities, Change Strategies, Improvement
Data Quality Campaign, 2017
Over the past decade, states have made enormous progress in collecting, using, and reporting education data in service of learning--although state legislation has primarily focused on implementing the robust privacy and security protections and data governance structures that make data use safe. In the 2017 legislative session, data privacy…
Descriptors: Privacy, State Legislation, Student Records, Confidentiality
Privacy Technical Assistance Center, 2017
The Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has received an increasing number of questions from postsecondary educational institutions (institutions) on the conditions under which federal student financial aid information may be used for program evaluation and research purposes. Numerous federal laws govern access to, disclosure of, and use of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Information Utilization, College Students, Program Evaluation
Data Quality Campaign, 2018
2018 is the fifth year that state policymakers have taken concerted legislative action on education data use and privacy issues. Across the country this year, 42 states considered 300 bills and 25 states passed 59 new laws governing the collection, linking, use, access, and protection of education data. With the passage of the Every Student…
Descriptors: Privacy, State Legislation, Student Records, Confidentiality
Data Quality Campaign, 2015
The foundational federal law on student privacy, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), establishes student privacy rights by restricting with whom and under what circumstances schools may share students' personally identifiable information. This tool summarizes some of the main provisions of FERPA, and identifies when students'…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Privacy, Parent Rights, Student Records
Rankin, Jenny Grant – Online Submission, 2016
Even before Florence Nightingale diagrammed soldiers' changing mortality rates to save lives, we have seen clever design used to convey statistics and other complex concepts. In the field of education, student data is used extensively, and those who share such data need to ensure this communication is effective. This article is based on education…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Educational Research, Best Practices, Student Records
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